CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-21417

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Published: Jan 27, 2026 | Modified: Feb 06, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.2
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance, versions prior to 19.14.0.0, contains a Plaintext Storage of Password vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Weakness

The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Cloudboost_virtual_applianceDell*19.14.0.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References